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Evening Newscast 04-14-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Evening Newscast

Democrat Denise Juneau reports raising another $358,000 in her bid to unseat first-term Congressman Ryan Zinke.

Montana officials will continue to look at the potential effects of a major coal mine near the Wyoming border despite sponsor Arch Coal's bankruptcy and its suspension of the 20 million-ton-a-year project.

A man accused of killing his wife and two of her relatives in a tiny Montana town has told authorities that a stranger must have broken into the house they shared and shot the victims.

At a two-day meeting in West Yellowstone that wraps up today, representatives of state, federal and tribal agencies raised several concerns about the proposed removal of the Yellowstone area grizzly bear from the endangered species list.

The Montana Republican Party is dropping out of a lawsuit that seeks to allow only GOP-registered voters to participate in its primary elections.

Rural wireless and broadband providers are urging Montana lawmakers to address the needs of far-flung communities when it comes to phone service and the internet.

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